Brian C. Muraresku
@BrianMuraresku
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New York Times Best Selling author of The Immortality Key: the Secret History of the Religion with No Name. Alumnus of Brown University and Georgetown Law.
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This just in. THE IMMORTALITY KEY is officially a New York Times Bestseller!!!
Next to Matthew McConaughey, Jerry Seinfeld, Trevor Noah and Michelle Obama ... my debut performance clocked in at
#10
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A conversation most profound with my brother
@lexfridman
. First question: what is God? Last question: what’s the meaning of life? And a bunch of philosophical Love in between. You’re the man, Lex!
Here's my conversation with
@brianmuraresku
about the forgotten history of psychedelics in the development of Western civilization.
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Live on CNN, the "best-kept secret" in history. Shout out to
@smerconish
for a Saturday morning dip into the Mysteries.
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BREAKING: Humans were apparently walking around North America 23,000 years ago. Perhaps even 32,000 years ago. Roughly 10K-20K years EARLIER than previously suspected. Which begs a simple question: what else have we gotten wrong?
"I think this is probably the biggest discovery about the peopling of America in a hundred years."
Human footprints in New Mexico are at least 23,000 years old, a study said, suggesting people may have arrived 10,000 years earlier than scientists thought.
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BREAKING: "unambiguous" archaeochemical evidence for the ritual use of psychedelics and rock art. The first ever! The discovery of tropane alkaloids points to highly sophisticated botanical expertise. In short, Divine Drugs.
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BREAKING: Israeli archaeologists announce discovery of new Dead Sea Scroll fragments dating to 1st century AD. From the Cave of Horror, the first textual evidence from the oldest-known copies of the Hebrew Bible in 60 years. And yes: the language is Greek!
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BREAKING: Hi-res 3D photogrammetry unveils 'spirits of the underworld' with 'ghost-like', 'supernatural characteristics'. Hidden away for at least 1,000 years in an undisclosed Alabama cave. Now dubbed the 'largest cave art in North America.'
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Thorough, detailed commentary on the "holy grail" of ancient psychedelia by
@hartogsohn
PhD, a member of the impressive faculty team at Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
@WJHanegraaff
@haaretzcom
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There is no resurrection (and therefore no Christianity!) without the first witness. A woman. Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord.” (John 20:18) For a brief moment in time, Mary Magdalene WAS the Church. Χριστός ἀνέστη!
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BREAKING: oldest known beer factory just unearthed in Abydos. Add this to the list
@KappaHydroxide
. Kudos to
@MerlinSheldrake
for the tip.
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Here it is! Profound thanks to After Skool for creating this awe-inspiring video. 13 years of research in 13 minutes. After Skool is an absolute master artist and storyteller:
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Direct from Catalonia today. Announcing the historic discovery of a "magic potion", where nobody expected to find it. A 2,500-year-old puzzle solved? Vindication for the 85-year-old Classicist Carl Ruck
@BU_Tweets
?
#TheImmortalityKey
@nytimes
Best Seller.
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BREAKING. When the headline from CNN includes the phrase “Psychedelic-laced beer” ...
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All hardcovers of THE IMMORTALITY KEY are officially sold out on Amazon! We expect a fresh supply in a week or less. In the meantime, please do patronize these other online retailers: .
Or just Zoom me. And we'll page through the entire book together.
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BREAKING: A 2,000-year-old snack bar in Pompeii yields wine doctored with fava beans. In
#TheImmortalityKey
, I present another discovery across town: wine apparently spiked with cannabis, opium and henbane. Time for fresh testing
@KappaHydroxide
?
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BREAKING: 9,000-year-old evidence for prehistoric graveyard beer detected in China. In rituals to honor the dead, fungi played a critical role in this complex rice potion. Some of the earliest data for fermentation-related molds and yeast cells.
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The evidence mounts: “first direct evidence that ancient Europeans consumed psychoactive drugs much like their pre-Columbian brethren in Mesoamerica.”
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My thanks to
@vice
, and the precision writing of
@EdPrideaux
, for a scientific treatment of ancient wine.
The entire world should be paying attention to
@KappaHydroxide
and
@OpenARCHEM
.
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BREAKING: following "mega-excavation", largest Byzantine-era winery unearthed near Tel Aviv. 1,500 years old. Millions of liters of annual wine production. Tens of thousands of artifacts to test for bio-chemical ingenuity.
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High-demand jobs in November 2020: (1) litigator (PA, MI, WI, NV), (2) psychedelic regulator (OR). My services are available, America.
#TheImmortalityKey
👨⚖️ 🍄👨⚖️ 🍄
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From New Testament scholar and brilliant writer, Candida Moss: the "classical scholarship" and "Da Vinci Code-influenced investigative journalism" that "puts other ‘popular scholarship’ to shame".
Did Early Christians Use Psychedelics? via
@thedailybeast
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The psychedelic conversation with
@jordanbpeterson
and Dr. Carl Ruck drops tomorrow.
Are psychedelics poison?
A preview of my podcast with
@BrianMuraresku
and Professor Carl Ruck.
You will be able to watch and listen tomorrow at 12 pm EST via my YouTube channel, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
The episode was recorded on May 14th.
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A nuanced read of complex history, and what it all means for the future of religion, from
@seanilling
and
@voxdotcom
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Huge thanks to
@kcrw
and
@jwbastian
for this superbly produced segment on the Greek and Christian Mysteries. Paired with a fresh look at the psychedelic-occasioned mystical experience being documented in the latest psilocybin research.
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My thanks to
@SeanMoncrieff
and
@NewstalkFM
in Ireland for the fascinating chat about psychedelic Christianity. Fun times for this Irish-Romanian Catholic. 🇮🇪
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"An old-fashioned detective story, like The Da Vinci Code. Except it doesn't suck. And it's about psychedelics." I very much enjoyed the deep dive with master interviewer
@seanilling
and
@voxdotcom
. Just went live:
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“In The Immortality Key, Brian Muraresku — pointing to evidence from ancient Greece — even goes so far as to wonder whether a society robbed of the mystical experience of psychedelics is one that is fundamentally flawed …”
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I never trusted Omicron in the first place. Lesser Omega. No alphabet needs two 'O's.
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#TheImmortalityKey
made Audible's Best of 2020!!! This debut author is absolutely honored to sit among these wildly accomplished historians:
@AlexisCoe
,
@exlarson
,
@jonathanalter
and
@esglaude
.
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Plants of the Gods: my only recorded interview in recent months, with ethnobotanist extraordinaire and humanitarian
@DocMarkPlotkin
.
#POTGS4E2
is available! Listen to part one of
@DocMarkPlotkin
's two-part conversation with bestselling author
@BrianMuraresku
now:
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"The Immortality Key must be considered one of the most important ethnobotanical works of the 21st century." Harvard and Yale-trained conservationist
@DocMarkPlotkin
writing in HerbalGram, the quarterly journal of the esteemed American Botanical Council.
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One of my best 7-second performances.
GOOD MORNING! Time to wake up and talk about drugs!
Brian C. Muraresku New York Times Best Selling author of The Immortality Key: the Secret History of the Religion with No Name.
@BrianMuraresku
Benzinga
#Biotech
Small Cap Conference |
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I just penned this new article, charting some data for the universality of psychedelic ritual among our species. With thanks to the wonderful team
@bigthink
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Extraordinary writing from the extraordinary
@sullydish
. My fellow Catholic expertly pierces the mystical core of
#TheImmortalityKey
. Exploring the best-kept secret of the ancient past, only to demystify the present. And scry a loving future for Western civilization.
The society that is the basis for much of our civilization, ancient Greece, seems to have held psychedelics as critical to its vision of human flourishing. We need to recapture their understanding.
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Big thanks to
@derekberes
and
@bigthink
for a nuanced look at the psychedelic roots of the world's biggest religion. Only part one of a detailed, two-part conversation in the Christian weeds (no pun).
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Thanks to
@IAmMarkManson
for the subtle art of a pithy review. Love your work, Mark.
@HereisMears
4) The Immortality Key by
@BrianMuraresku
This book argues for the cultural, historical, and religious significance of psychedelics. It reads like a Dan Brown caper as Muraresku runs all over Europe, investigating catacombs and archives. A delightful and surprising read.
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HUGE thanks to my new friends
@JuanchiHounie
and
@DiegoZas
at
@FacilDesviarse
for inviting me into their beautiful studio in Montevideo. Incredibly smart dudes! Thanks to their deep research, we had an awesome conversation about the sacred roots of Christianity. 100% en español.
#EntrevistaCentral
Brian Muraresku es el autor de una investigación que explora los vínculos entre las drogas psicodélicas, la conciencia humana y los orígenes del cristianismo.
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With the failed War on Drugs screeching to a halt in Oregon last week, this epic podcast with
@sullydish
takes on heightened meaning. Without a doubt, the most profound conversation I've EVER had on the future of religion. Cheers to Andrew ... and a movement for love. 🍷
On the new Dishcast: psychedelics and the roots of Christianity.
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100% agreed, Holy Father. Like you, I owe the Jesuits of my youth for teaching me that. The below statement was once considered heresy. But we live in a New Age of Discovery. The Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology can lead the way.
#archaeochemistry
#psychedelics
Society is enriched by the dialogue between science and faith, which opens up new horizons for thought. The light of faith needs to enlighten scientific advances so that they respect the centrality of the human person.
#WorldScienceDay
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My profound thanks to
@GwynethPaltrow
and
@goop
, and the very brilliant
@eloehnen
, for this detailed, nuanced conversation on the Mysteries. Incredible stuff, Elise!
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How high did our ancestors get? We might soon be able to tell. Thanks to
@derekberes
and
@bigthink
for the shout-out. The secrets of the ancient smile.
#archaeochemistry
#dentalcalculus
.
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As the tide turns, will the Ancient Mysteries find their modern city-state? Will Portland change its name to New Eleusis,
@michaelpollan
and
@sullydish
? Over 1600 years in the making ... the Fates are weaving, and watching.
We'll know tomorrow: Will Oregon Be the First State to Legalize Access to Magic Mushrooms? – Mother Jones
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An ethnopharmacological icon. Please join the live conversation with
@DennisMcKenna4
on May 8.
Are the world’s most powerful religions based on ancient ritual use of psychedelics? Join me and author
@BrianMuraresku
as we discuss the New York Times Best-Selling book, “The Immortality Key." Sign up now!
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The recording with brilliant scholar of early Christianity and ancient mysticism, Dr. Charles Stang, is now live. My profound thanks to
@HarvardDivinity
for hosting this spirited conversation among friends.
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Part 2 of the insightful conversation with
@derekberes
and
@bigthink
. SPOILER ALERT: herein is revealed the key to immortality and, just maybe, the meaning of life.
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“the first archaeobotanical evidence from the region for the addition of a hallucinogen to alcohol.” Peer-reviewed article available here: .
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Today’s reporting from Spain was a nice write-up of the ergotized beer discovery that I document in Chapter 7 of
#TheImmortalityKey
. All credit to the archaeologist Enriqueta Pons, and the former archaeobotanist / archaeochemist, Jordi Tresserras
@ibertur
. The true pioneers!
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Humble thanks to
@tferriss
and
@DocMarkPlotkin
for hosting a holiday conversation on Mysteries past, present and future.
NEW podcast episode is up!
"
@BrianMuraresku
with
@DocMarkPlotkin
— The Eleusinian Mysteries, Discovering the Divine, The Immortality Key, The Pagan Continuity Hypothesis, Lessons from Scholar Karen Armstrong, and Much More"
Please enjoy! 🙌
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Note how important paleobotany was to the dating of those prehistoric human footprints. Eleven beds of well-preserved ditch grass seeds proved a primary calculation method.
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Kudos to
@business
and my friend, Sa'ad Shah, of the
@NoeticFund
for re-imagining the future of capitalism.
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“… its institutions lacking the shared vision that kept the world’s first democracy afloat, its citizens unable to remember how to care for themselves, each other, and nature.”
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World's oldest forest dates back 385 million years. The age of one extinct plant's root system, "roughly 20 million years earlier than previous estimates", sheds light on a planetary greening process that would beckon life from the ocean to the land.
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@Melt_Dem
@DougAntin
@joerogan
Coincidentally, I was with
@vervaeke_john
all weekend. Sharpest of minds; deepest of hearts. An original thinker, and all-around awesome human. I can’t wait for more conversations.
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Thanks to Joe and
@PsydelicsToday
for the academic discourse on graveyard beers and immortality potions.
PTSF 35 (with Brian Muraresku)
🎧 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 by subscribing to 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and wherever else you listen to podcasts!
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨:
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My thanks to
@AyizeJamaEveret
and the Los Angeles Review of Books for the profound conversation about the Renaissance in our midst. Ayize is a paragon.
"People are calling it the psychedelic renaissance. That might be the rebirth of classical wisdom. It could be the rebirth of the Pharmakeia." —
@BrianMuraresku
, author of "The Immortality Key" (
@StMartinsPress
).
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Thanks to my friend
@C_Angermayer
for showcasing his prized bust of Demeter, and the "growing body of research" that supports the psychedelic roots of Western civilization. We've only scratched the surface. More soon.
#archaeochemistry
Had a great brunch with
@MStothard
, covering
#psychedelics
,
#longevity
,
#politics
and more. Especially we talked about my
#art
collection focusing on ancient artefacts showing the link between psychedelic use and origins of
#religions
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Thanks to
@LeeRberger
, decorated paleoanthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, the Stoned Ape Theory meets the scientific method. Stay tuned!
Towards the end of this conversation we have a very interesting discussion about ancient
#drug
use and discuss my collaborations with
@BrianMuraresku
and some future potential. Lots to be discovered!
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"A milestone in the history of classics." The first comprehensive Ancient Greek lexicon since 1843. Complete with f-bombs.
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Language matters: “When we think about the biblical text, we think about something very static. It wasn’t static. There are slight differences and some of those differences are important,” said Joe Uziel, head of the antiquities authority’s Dead Sea Scrolls unit.
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“Part of why I haven’t done psychedelics is because I do find God in a glass of beer.” After months of diligence,
@HollyLRegan
pens an incredible treatment of beer and mysticism. Loving the quotes from Dr. Lee Berger,
@DocMarkPlotkin
and
@RCarhartHarris
.
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“It was full of lapilli, and removing them released a very intense aroma of wine,” said Teresa Virtuoso, the archaeologist overseeing the team excavating the site. “It was so strong we could smell it through our masks.”
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This Monday (Feb. 22), I'll be delivering an extended slide presentation to kick off The Psychedelic Renaissance: Past, Present & Future
@nyopencenter
. Tickets here: . The full 6-week series here: .
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Streaming live this afternoon:
Did the Ancient Greeks use drugs to find God? Did the earliest Christians inherit the same, secret tradition?
@BrianMuraresku
has some of the answers in his new book, “The Immortality Key.”
He's the real-life Dan Brown & my guest on CoronaTV @ 2pm EDT.
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Gracias to my Australian brother
@yourmatetom3
for the brilliant conversation. Tom, with Chilean roots, is a genuine philosopher, seeker and filmmaker. Please check him out: .
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Thanks to
@THIRDEYEDROPS
for this mind meld. "The most exciting, electric collisions of ancient and new. He hit the bullseye," says host Michael. "A true psychedelic Indiana Jones tale."
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Academic paper: "The large figures ... therefore probably represent spirits of the underworld, their power and importance expressed in their shape, size and context ... elements in the broader sacred spiritual landscape of pre-contact Native Americans."
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"The rock art thus established the space where individuals underwent a deeply meaningful first-hand entheogenic experience within the context of an important communal site ... shows the resilience of Native practice in the use of an entheogen through successive colonial regimes."
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Just a couple o' dudes talkin' about resurrection. For the full, two-hour sangha with my soul brother
@peteholmes
: . Pete's podcast has quickly become my weekly mystical fix!
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My thanks to
@bigthink
and
@derekberes
for this deeply researched piece. Truly humbled to be featured among the giants of religious scholarship:
@sprothero
, Cunningham
@NotreDame
,
@rezaaslan
. And my personal heroes: Edith Hamilton and Karen Armstrong.
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Congrats to
@peterkiefer
on this well-penned cover story. Very much enjoyed our chat in Venice, exploring the ancient roots and unwritten future of psychedelic religion.
COVER STORY: ‘Shrooms! Shamans! Kosher LSD! Why Los Angeles Is Suddenly Tripping Out…
Our November issue delves into how L.A. became ground zero for a new hallucinogen boom, with ayahuas ca ceremonies now as common as barbecues.
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“About 81% of the fungal elements were found in the pots containing fermented starch residues. The presence of specialized molds suggests that a mold starter was used for simultaneous saccharification and fermentation.” Full academic paper here:
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